Shoe-shine apparatus



E.I l.. WHENHAM 2,025,627

SHOE-SHINE l APPARATUS l Filed July 3, 1935 C ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 24, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 9 Claims.

My invention relates to a shoe-shine apparatus, and particularly to apparatus of this class for domestic and private use.

The objects of this invention are:

First, to provide apparatus or appliance of this class for supporting a shoe while on the foot and also for rigidly supporting various sizes of shoes when off the foot for shining or polishing the same;

Second, to provide an apparatus of this class for supporting in different horizontal directions or angles a shoe while on the foot, so that the wearer can easily polish his own shoes or so that the device may be used for supporting the shoe while being polished by another, and also novel means for holding the supporting means in its shifted positions;

Third, to provide apparatus of this class for rigidly supporting and holding a shoe, when olf the foot, or for supporting a shoe, while on the foot, at different and convenient heights, for p`olishing the shoe;

Fourth, to provide a novel, vertical supporting rod whereby the shoe or foot supporting means may be easily swung outwardly into use, and raised and lowered to convenient heights, and prevented from turning when so raised or lowered;

Fifth, to provide such construction within a 30 cabinet so that the apparatus may be enclosed when folded and shifted inwardly, and extended outwardly from, and also beyond the limits of, the cabinet when in use; and

Sixth, to provide such an apparatus which is particularly simple and economical of construction, simple and easy to manipulate and adjust, and one which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in View, it will appear hereinafter, I have devised a shoe-shine apparatus having certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will hereinafter be described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the characters of reference thereon, which form part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a shoe-shine 55 positions, by dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a sectional elevational View thereof taken through 3-3 of Fig. 1, also showing, by dotted lines, portions shifted to certain positions; Fig. 4 is a sectional elevational view thereof, taken through 4-4 of Fig. 1, showing a foot supported upon the device in a shoeshining position; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional elevational view thereof, showing the same in a raised position forpolishing the shoe when off the foot.

Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the views of the drawing.

As shown in the drawing, my invention consists essentially of a cabinet l, a supporting rod 2,

a supporting arm 3, and extensible arm 4, and a foot rest 5.

The cabinet is elongated vertically and provided with storage compartments Ia at one side and upper portion for polish, brushes, etc., providing a vertical space Ib at one side and a space I0 at the lower end.

At the middle of the vertical space is mounted the rod 2, which is fixed at the upper and lower ends in any suitable manner. This rod is preferably square with a portion, spaced from the bottom end, substantially round, as indicated by 2a, the square portions, above and below the round portion and designated 2b and 2, respectively, being known as key portions and designed to prevent the shoe supporting means from turning.

The supporting arm 3 consists of a socket 3B, which embraces and is slidably mounted on the rod, an arm portion 3b, extending laterally from the socket, and an arm portion 3c extending downwardly from the outer end of the former. The socket is provided with a square bore for preventing the member 3 from rotating when mounted on the square portions of the rod. 'I'he socket is also provided with a. thumb screw 6 for positively securing the same at any height.

The supporting or extensible arm 4 is slidably mounted on one side of the arm portion 3b, the member 4 having flanges at the upper and lower edges which ride upon the upper and lower edges of the arm portion 3b. The member 4 is provided with a longitudinal slot 48L through which extends a thumb screw 'I mounted in the outer end of the arm portion 3b, said thumb screw securing said members in any contracted or extended relation. At the outer end of the arm 4 is a downwardly and forwardly extending arm 4b at the lower and forward end of which is detachably mounted a toe piece 8. This toe piece is in alinement with the arm portion 3b, locating the shoe at the toe while the arm portion 3b is convex at the back side and locates the shoe at the heel.

Near the outer end of the arm 4, and at the side opposite the arm 3, is a socket 4e in which is vertically slidable and rotatably mounted a pivot pin 5e extending downwardly from the heel portion of the foot rest member 5. The foot rest member is provided, forwardly of its axis, with a pair of spaced apart, downwardly extending lugs 5b which are adapted to straddle either of lugs lc and 4d, positioned at right angles to each other on the member 4 outwardly from the axis of the socket. Thus the foot rest may be raised and dis-- engaged from one lug, rotated, and again lowered and located by the other lug on the member 4.

With this construction it will be seen that the arms may be contracted relative to each other,

rotated about the round part 2a of the rod and enclosed in the cabinet. The arms 3b and 4b may also be extended below the cabinet whenrarms 3 and 4 are extended outwardly. 'A shoe placed on the foot rest may be made to clear the cabinet and the rod by reason of the slidable mounting of the foot rest.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination, and

arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of this invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

l. In a shoe-shine device, the combination with a supporting wall, of a support extendable outwardly from the wall and having at the forward end a Vdownwardly extending shoe 'supporting arm, a second support mounted for movement therealong and also provided with a downwardly extending arm co-operating with and shiftable with respect. to the first arm foraccommodating and supporting shoes of different sizes thereon, and a foot rest mounted on and shiftable with the second support and outwardly from the wall.

2. In a shoe-shine apparatus, a vertical supporting rod having a key portion at its opposite ends and a round portion intermediate its ends, said round portion being smaller than the key portions, a sleeve slidable on said rod and having a non-circular bore non-rotatable on said key portion and rotatable on said round portion, an arm mounted at one end on said sleeve and extending laterally therefrom and provided at its outer end with shoe supporting means.

3. In a shoe-shine apparatus, a cabinet, a vertical rod mounted within and near one side of the cabinet and spaced intermediate the Vfront and back walls, said rod having a key portion and a round portion smaller than the key portion, and a shoe supporting arm slidably mounted and adapted to be supported at different elevations thereon, said arm beingadapted to be rotated normally on the round portion of the rod and thereby to be swung into and enclosed in said cabinet, and prevented from rotation when shifted on to said key portion. l

4. In a shoe-shine apparatus, a vertically elongated cabinet having a storage compartment spaced from one side and from one end, a vertical rod mounted in the space between the side wall of the cabinet and thewcompartment, an arm mounted at one end on the rod for movement 5 therealong, and extending laterally therefrom and provided at its outer end with shoe supporting means, means to pivot said arm about the rod whereby to enclose the arm and the shoe supporting means within the cabinet between said 10 one end of the cabinet and the compartment therein.

5. In a shoe-shine apparatus, a vertical supporting means, a contractble and expandable shoe supporting means mounted for movement 15 along said vertical supporting means for supporting shoes of different sizes thereon from the inside of the shoes, and a foot rest mounted on the` shoe supporting means, the shoe supporting means and the foot rest being adapted to be sup- 2O ported at different elevations on said vertical supporting means.

6. In a shoe-shine apparatus, a cabinet, a supporting arm mounted in said cabinet to swing horizontally, and a foot rest mounted for move- 25 ment along the arm so as to be shifted outwardly in a lateral direction, said arm and foot Vrest being adapted to be swung inward to be enclosed within the cabinet when the foot rest is shifted inwardly with respect to the arm. 30

7, In a shoe shine apparatus, the combination with a supporting Wall, of a support pivotally mounted at one end of the wall and adapted to be swung outwardly therefrom and having at the forward end a downwardly extending shoe sup- 35V porting arm, a second support mounted for movement therealong, and also provided with a downwardly extending arm co-operating with and shiftable with respect to the first arm for accommodatingand supporting shoes of different sizes 40" thereon, and a foot `rest mounted on and shiftable with the second support and outwardly from the wall.

8. In a shoe shine apparatus, a cabinet, a supporting rod disposed substantially vertically in 45 said cabinet, an arm mounted on said rod for movement therealong, and extending laterally therefrom, said arm being provided at its outer `end with shoe supporting means, means to pivot said arm about the supporting rod whereby said 50 arm and shoe supporting means may be enclosed within the cabinet when not in use and may be projected from the cabinet for supporting a shoe.

9. In a shoe shine apparatus, a. cabinet, a supporting arm mounted in said cabinet to swing 55 horizontally, and a foot rest mounted on the arm for movement therealong whereby it, may be shifted in a lateral direction to expand or contract the effective length of the arm and foot rest, said cabinet having a Width less than the 60' overall extended length of the arm and foot rest, said arm and foot rest being mounted for swinging movement inward to be enclosed within the cabinet when the foot rest is shifted inwardly with respect to the arm. 65

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